JNV Mao Principal remanded for sexually assaulting a minor student
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, February 23 2019: Sanjay Kumar Yadav, Principal of Jawaharlal Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Pfukro Mao, was remanded to 3 days police custody by Special Judge POCSO Senapati, for alleged sexual assault of a minor student yesterday.

The accused Sanjay Kumar Jadav (42) s/o Hoshiar of 50 Kutbapur Barkoda Narnual Mahendragarh, Haryana, (presently serving as the Principal of Jawaharlal Navodiya Vidyalaya, Pfukro, Mao) was produced before the Court by a team of women police Senapati district, along with a prayer for remanding him to three days in police custody.

During the hearing, the APP of the State submitted that on February 21, at around 10.30 am, an e-mail from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights was received stating that the accused had sexually assaulted a minor girl who is studying in the school on January 18 last year, at around 4.30 pm inside the school campus.

Hence a suo moto case was taken up by Senapati women PS under POCSO Act, 2012.The Court went through the FIR and the e-mail of NCPCR sent to the SP of Senapati district which mentioned that the Commission had received the complaint through National Commission for Women and took cognizance of the matter under CPCR Act 2005.The e-mail further mentioned that the Commission also received a copy of inquiry report, conducted into the matter by the Protection Officer, NIC and member of Child Welfare Committee, Shillong.

Upon going through the report, the commission noticed that the incident of sexual assault by the school Principal was reported by the house mistress in a complaint to Regional Officer, Shillong.

A three member team led by Assistant Commissioner Jawaharlal Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Shillong, visited the school and enquired about the matter and during the process of enquiry they took the statement of the victim and passed an order stating that prima facie of offence committed against the child falls under section 7 of POCSO Act, 2012 .

After going through the inquiry report, the Court concluded that even after having apprehension about the incident of sexual assault, the Assistant Commissioner JNV Samiti, Shillong, two other members of the enquiry team, member of CWC Senapati, Chairperson CWC Senapati and Protection officer DCPU Senapati have failed to report the matter to police.

The Court further remanded the accused Principal into police custody till February 25 .

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